SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
Plantas Eolicas S.de R.L.
(Name of foreign utility company)
Illinova Generating Company
(Name of filing company; if filed on
behalf of a foreign utility company)
The Commission is requested to
mail copies of all communications to:
Michael R. Heneghan J. Paul Forrester
Senior Vice President Mayer, Brown & Platt
Illinova Generating Company 190 South LaSalle Street
2828 North Monroe Chicago, Illinois 60603-3441
Decatur, Illinois 62523-1210
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Illinova Generating Company, an Illinois corporation and a subsidiary
of Illinova Corporation, an exempt holding company under Section 3(a)(1) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act"), acting on
behalf of Plantas Eolicas, S.de R.L. ("Plantas Eolicas") a Costa Rican entity,
hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that
Plantas Eolicas is, and claims status as, a "foreign utility company" within the
meaning of the Act ("FUCO").
Item 1. Name, Business Address, Facilities and Ownership.
The name and business address of the company claiming FUCO status is:
Plantas Eolicas S.de R.L.
29th Street, 3rd and 5th Avenues
San Jose, Costa Rica
Plantas Eolicas is an entity organized under the laws of Costa
Rica for the sole purpose of owning and operating the Plantas Eolicas facility
(the "Facility"). The Facility is a 20 MW wind power project, consisting of 55
KENETECH Model KVS-33 variable speed wind turbines and associated electrical
interconnection equipment, located in the Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
The Facility interconnects with the national transmission grid at the Arenal
substation located 6 kilometers from the project site. Electricity generated by
the Facility is sold at wholesale to the Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad, the national utility company of Costa Rica under the terms of a
Power Purchase Agreement. Plantas Eolicas does not derive any income from
generation, transmission or distribution of electric energy for sale, or the
distribution at retail of natural or manufactured gas for heat, light or power,
within the United States of America.
To the Extent Known, Holder of Five Percent or More of Any Class of Voting
Securities of Plantas Eolicas
Illinova Generating Company, an Illinois corporation and a
subsidiary of Illinova Corporation, an exempt holding company under Section
3(a)(1) of the Act, through its wholly owned subsidiary, IGC (Wind), L.L.C.,
will own approximately 65% of the issued and outstanding voting securities of
Plantas Eolicas. A Costa Rican individual, Manuel Emilio Montero Anderson, holds
the remaining 35% of the issued and outstanding voting securities of Plantas
Eolicas. Such securities are the only voting securities of Plantas Eolicas.
Neither Plantas Eolicas nor any subsidiary company of Plantas Eolicas is a
public utility company operating in the United States of America.
Item 2. Domestic Associate Public-Utility Companies of Plantas Eolicas and their
Relationship to Plantas Eolicas.
Illinois Power Company ("IPC"), which provides electric service to portions
of the State of Illinois, is a domestic public utility associate company of
Plantas Eolicas. IPC is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Illinova. IPC has
no direct or indirect interest in Plantas Eolicas and has not paid any portion
of the purchase price for Illinova's interest in Plantas Eolicas. Furthermore,
IPC does not have any contractual relationship with Plantas Eolicas.
IPC has no direct relationship with Plantas Eolicas and has
not made any direct contribution toward the purchase price of the interest in
Plantas Eolicas, nor will any contribute funds toward the development or
operation of the Facility.
EXHIBIT A. State Certification.
Pursuant to Section 33(a)(2) of the Act, filed herewith as Exhibit A
attached hereto is a conformed copy of a letter, dated January 5, 1996, from the
Illinois Commerce Commission (the "ICC"), certifying that the ICC has the
authority and resources to protect IPC's ratepayers subject to ICC jurisdiction
and intends to exercise its authority. This letter was previously filed with the
Commission in June 1996.
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SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
ILLINOVA GENERATING COMPANY
By /s/ Michael R. Heneghan
Michael R. Heneghan
Senior Vice President
Date: March 28, 1998
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EXHIBIT A
STATE OF ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION
January 5, 1996
Office of the Secretary
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs:
We are writing to you with respect to Illinois Power Company and its
affiliated company, Illinova Generating Company. Illinova Generating Company,
through its subsidiaries or through other entities, intends to hold an ownership
interest in electric facilities in one or more foreign countries. We submit this
letter pursuant to the requirements of Section 33(a)(2) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended (the "Act").
The Illinois Commerce Commission hereby certifies to you that we have,
pursuant to the Illinois Public Utilities Act, the authority to protect
ratepayers subject to our jurisdiction and that we, as the public utility
regulatory body for the State of Illinois, intend to exercise our authority to
the fullest extend allowed by State or Federal Law.
We have jurisdiction over the retail electric and gas rates of Illinois
Power Company, which is a public utility company as such term is defined in the
Act.
Sincerely,
s/ Dan Miller
Chairman
cc: Robert Watson, Public Utility Regulation Division, SEC
Alec Dreyer, Illinova Generating
